Candy-pulling machine.



H. s. BRBWINGTON. CANDY PULLING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1H,1910.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

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H. S. BREWINGTN. CANDY PULLING MAGHINB. APPLIOATION HLBD AUG. 1a, 1910.

Patented Dec.20,'1910.

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H. S. BREWINGTON. CANDY PULLING MACHINE. APPLICATION I'ILIm AUG. 1a,1910.

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' GANDY PULLING MACHINE. APPLIoATIoN FILED AUG. 1a, 1910..l

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UNITED STATES PATEN FTC..

HENRY S. BREWINGTON, F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

CANDY-PULLING MACHINE.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY S. BREWING- 'ro.\, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Candy-Pulling Machines, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for pulling cantly and taffy and thelike, and has for its object to provide a machine of this character ofsimple and economical construction which will be effective and rapid inoperation, and I do declare the following to be a full, clear andexactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

7'With the foregoing object in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, arrangement and combinations' of partswhich will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an embodiment of theinvention; Figure 1 represents a view of the machine in front elevation;Fig. 2 represents a view in end elevation with the driving pulleysremoved; Fig. 3 represents a top plan view of the machine, and Figs. 4to 21 inclusive are detail views illustrating the various positionsassumed by the candy pulling bars and the hank of candy thereon,throughout the operation of the machine.

Like reference characters indicate the same parts as shown in theseveral figures of the accompanying drawings.

Treferring specifically to the drawings, 1 and 2 indicate the uprightsor supporting legs of the frame in which the working parts of themachine are mounted and upon which are supported longitudinal top bars 4and 5 and transverse top bars 6 and 7. The uprights or supporting legsare at each end of the machine and are preferably in the form of endcastings, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the front and rear legs of each endbeing connected by suitable transverse bars 3 and E), but theconstruction of the frame may be varied to suit the circumstances.Suitable longitudinally connecting bars and 11 will be provided to braceand strengthen the structure.

On intermediate transverse bars connect- Specification of LettersPatent.

Application tiled August 18, 1910.

Serial No. 577,857.

ing the longitudinal bars 4 and 5, are mounted bearings 12, 12, in whichis journaled a shaft 13 which is connected by gears 14 with the maindriving shaft 15 and which may be driven by any suitable power as, forinstance, belts ruiming on pulleys 16 (Figs. 1 and 3). Upon the shaft 13are mounted beveled pinions 17, 18, which mesh with bevel gears 19, 20,on transverse shafts 21, 22, journaled in bearings 23 and 24 mounted onlongitudinal top bars 4 and 5 of the machine. Said shafts 21 and 22carry at their front ends disks 25 and 26 in which are mounted crankpins 27 and 28, which are connected by pitmen 29, 30 with cross heads 31and 32, mounted to slide on longitudinal top bars 3 and 5 of the frame.From the cross head 32 a pulling bar 33 projects forwardly beyond thefront of the machine while in the cross head 31 is journaled a pullingbar 34 within a sleeve 35, the pulling bar carrying at its inner end abevel gear 36 which meshes with the bevel gear 37 on a sleeve 33 adaptedto slide on a key 39 longitudinally of the shaft 13, a bracket 40extending rearwardly from the cross head 31 embracing the sleeve 33 andcausing the sleeve to reciprocate with the cross head 31 as it slidesback and forth on the longitudinal bars 3 and 5.

Provided on t-he outward end of the pulling bar 34, and preferablyintegral therewith, is a head 34 in to which is secured a sleeve 41.Secured within the sleeve 41 are pulling arms 42 and 44, the arms beingmade adjust-able by means of the openings 47 and pins 4G. Loosely fittedaround the sleeve 35 which is stationary, is provided a sleeve 35', thepulling bar 34 and its sleeve 35 project forwardly beyond the face ofthe machine in the same horizontal plane as the pulling bar 33 and tosubstantially the same distance from the front of the machine, thepulling arms 42 and 44 at their outerl ends being bent inwardly at 43and 45 respectively, and parallel with the pulling bar 34 and thesleeves 35 and 35 provided thereon.

In the operation of the machine the rotation of the driving shaft 15 iscommunicated through gearing 14 to the shaft 13 and through the bevelgearing 17, 1S, 19 and 20, the rot-ation of the shaft 13 beingcommunicated through the shafts 21 and 22. The crank disks 25 and 26rotate with their shafts 21 and 22 and through the Patented Bec. 20,1910.

medium of the pitmen 29 and 30 impart a reciprocating motion to thecross heads 3l and 32 on the bars 3 and causing said cross heads to moveoutward from the position illustrated in Figs. l and 3 to the extent ofthe swing' of the crank pins and then move toward each other back to theposition of Figs. l and 3, the cross heads carrying with them thepulling` bars 33 and 34, and the pulling arms and During thisreciprocation of the parts just described, the pulling bar 34 is rotatedfrom the shaft 13 through the medium of the bevel gearing 36 and 37causing the pulling arms 43 and to move in circular paths about thepulling bar 34 and the sleeves 35 and 35 provided thereon, as will beparticularly described hereinafter.

In the operation of the machine, a hank of candyT is placed upon thepulling' bars in any position which they may have reached at the timedesired, but in the following description of the operation it will beassumed that there has been a sutlicient movement to bring the hank ofcandy into the position as shown in Fig. 4, in which the pulling bars 33and 34 are shown in a receding position stretching the hank of candy andthe pulling arms 43 and 45 in position prior to the arm 43 engaging thehank of candy, he views of the different steps in the operation beingillustrated in Figs. 4 to 2l inclusive in somewhat diagramn'iatic form,the sleeves and 35 being omitted. In Fig. 4 it will be noticed that thetwo pulling bars 33 and 34 are traveling toward the outer end of theirmovement and that the pulling arm 43 is moving forward toward the bar33. From the position of the pulling' arms 43 and 45 as shown in Figs. land 2, they have begun rotating around the pulling bar 34 and move inthe direction of the arrows 7) and L respectively, while the pullingbars 33 and 34 are moving away from each other, as indicated by thearrows l and c. In Fig. 5 these parts are illustrated with the bars 33and 34 slightly farther apart, and the arm 43 having moved forwardtoward the bar 33 sutliciently to engage the hank of candy. In Fig. 6,the bars 33 and 34 are represented as having moved still farther apartand the arm 43 passing upward between the bars 4and 34 carrying the hankof candy with it.

In Fig. 7 the bars 33 and 34 are represented as still farther apart asindicated by the arrows and the arm 43 is directly above the bar 34 inthe direction of the arrow, and in a position reversed to that as shownin Figs. l and 2, the bars 33 and 34 having reached their limit oftravel. apart. In Fig. 8 the bars 33 and 34 are indicated as havingbegan to approach each other, the arm 43 having passed above the bar 34,and has started on its downward movement, while the arm 45 has begun itsupward movement as indicated by the arrows and t respectively. In Fig. 9the bars and arms are indicated in parallel position, the arm 45 in itstravel upward. having reached a point where it for the first timeengages thc hank of candy between the bars 33 and 34, the arm 43beginning its travel downward. In Fig. l0 the bars and 34 have movedstill closer toward each other, the arm 45 having moved upward betweenthe rods carrying the hank of candy, while the arm 43 has moved downwardand bent the hank of candy around the bar 34. In Fig. ll the bars 33 and34 have approached each other still closer, the arm having moved to aposition directly above, and the arm 43 to a position directly below thebar 34, and are in the position shown in Fig. l, the arms having madeone complete revolution. In Fig. l2 the bars and 34 are indicated ashaving approached each other still closer, the arm 43 being on itsupward movement around the bar 33, and the arm 45 on its downwardmovement. In Fig. 13 the bars 33 and 34 have approached each other stillcloser, the arm 43 in its upward movementpassing around the bar 33, andlapping the candy on itself, and the arm 45 ust starting on its downwardmovement around the bar 34. In Fig. 14 the bars 33 and 34 haveapproached each other still closer, the arm 43 having passed upwardaround the bar 33 lapping the candy on itself about the bar, and the arm45 has passed downward around the bar 34, stretching the hank of candyaround the bar. In Fig. l5 the bars 33 and 34 arc indicated as havingapproached each other to their closest point, the arm 43 having reacheda point directly above, and the arm directly below the bar 34. In Fig.lt the bars 33 and 34 are indicated as having begun to recede from eachother with the hank of candy about them to be stretched, the arm 43having passed above and beyond the bar 34, and the arm 45 travelingupward toward and around the bar In Fig. 17 the bars 33 and 34 areindicated as farther apart, the arm 43 about to pass around the bar 34in its downward travel., the arm 45 just passing around the bar 33 inits upward travel. In Fig. I8 the bars 33 and 34 are indicated as havingtraveled still farther apart, the arm 43 having passed around the bar 34in its downward travel, lapping the candy on itself about the bar, andthe arm 45 on its upward travel having passed around the bar 33 andlapped the candy on itself around this bar. In Fig. l5) the bars 33 and34 are indi ated as having traveled still farther apart, the arm 43having started in its travel upward toward the bar 33 and the arm 45just about to start its travel downward toward the bar 34. In Fig. 20the bars 33 and 34 are indicated as having' traveled still fartherapart,

the arm 43 traveling upward toward the bar 33, and the arm l5 travelingon its downward course around the bar Bel. In Fig. 21 the bars and 3lare indicated as having traveled still farther distance apart, the arm43 passing upward between the bars 33 and 3l carrying the bank of candyand again lapping it, and the arm l5 just starting on its downwardtravel around the bar 34 lapping and stretching the candy on itselfabout the said bar, the members now being in the same position as shownin Fig. 5, wherein the-arm 43 is shown as engaging the candy for theiirst time. The operation of the bars and arms is repeated and the hankof candy acted upon in a manner the same as has been just describeduntil the hank of candy is thoroughly pulled.

It will be observed that owing to the difterence in size between thebevel pinions 17 and 1S and the gears 19 and 20, that the shaft 13 mustmake more than one revoirtion to each revolution of the shafts 21 andQ2. It will be further observed that owing to the difference in size ofthe gears 3G and 37, the shaft 13 will make more than one revolution toeach revolution of the pulling bar Se. Owing to this difference ingearing,

- the pulling arms I3 and 45 will each make more than one revolutionaround the pulling bar 3l, during a single movement of the cross heads31 and 32 to and from cach other. The effect of this differential motionwill be readily recognized in the description of the operation of themachine hereinbefore described, with reference to Figs. 4 to 21inclusive, and its advantages will be obvious to the candy manufacturer.

By means of the mechanism operating in the manner described, it will beobvious to those skilled in the art, that a bank of candy will be veryquickly and continuously pulled, that the mechanism is simple and thatthere exists a minimum danger of breakage and dislocation. It will beobvious also to those skilled in the art, that the particular mechanismfor operating the pulling bars in the manner described might be variedto a large extent without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention, hence I do not wish to limit myself to the exact constructionas herein set forth, the primary point of the invention being broadlymeans for causing the pulling arms and bars to pursue the pathsdescribed and illustrated in the manner set forth.

Having fully described the invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is;

1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of twoslidable pulling bars, and a pair of pulling arms carried by one of thesaid bars, means for revolving the said pullingarms, and means forreciprocating the said pulling bars.

In a machine of the character described,

the combination of two slidable pulling bars, and a. pair of pullingarms carried by one of the said bars, means for revolving the pullingarms, and means for reciprocating the pulling bars toward and from eachother.

3. In a machine of the character' described, the combination 0f twoslidable pulling bars, and a pair of pulling arms carried by one of thesaid bars, means for revolving the pulling arms, and means forreciprocating the remaining pulling bar into and out of the circle ofrevolution of the said pulling arms.

Ll. In a machine of the character described, the combination of twoslidable pulling bars, and a pair of pulling arms carried by one of thesaid pulling bars, means for revolving the pulling arms, and means forreciprocating the remainin pulling bar across the path of movement ofthe said pulling arms.

In a machine of the character described, the combination of two slidablepulling bars, and a pair' of pulling arms carried by one of the saidbars, means for revolving the said pulling arms, and means forreciprocating the remaining pulling bar in a path in line with that ofthe other pulling bar.

6. In a machine of the character described, the combination of twoslidable pulling bars, and a pair of pulling arms carried by one of thepulling bars, means for revolving the pulling arms, and means forreciprocating the remaining pulling bar diametrically across the path ofmovement of the pulling arms.

7. In a machine ofthe character described, the combination of twoslidable pulling bars, and a pair of pulling arms carried by one of thepulling bars, means for revolving the pulling arms, and means forreciprocating the remaining pulling bar diametrically into and out ofthe circle of revolution of the said pulling arms.

8. In a machine ofthe character described, the combination of twoslidable pulling bars, and a pair of pulling arms carried by one of thepulling bars, means for revolving, and means for reciprocating the saidpulling arms at one and the same time, and means for reciprocating theremaining pulling bar diametrically into and out of the circle ofrevolution of the said pulling arms.

9. In a machine ofthe character described, the combination of twoparallel slidable pulling bars, and a pair of pulling arms, means forreciprocating the pulling bars and arms, and means for revolving thesaid pulling arms during the reciprocation thereof.

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination of twoparallel slidable pulling bars, and a pair of pulling arms carried byone of the pulling bars, means for reciprocating the said pulling bars,means for revolving the said pulling bar with the said pulling armsprovided thereon during the reciprocation thereof, and means torreciprocating the said pull ing arms toward and 'from the said pullingbars.

ll. ln a machine ot the character descril'ied, the combination ot tivoparallel slidable pulling bars, and a pair ot pulling' arms, means .torreciprocating the pulling bars, means for revolving one oi" the saidpulling bars during the reciprocation thereoit, and means forreciprocating the remaining pulling bar across the path of movement ofthe said revolving pulling arms.

l2. In a machine otl the character described, the combination of tivoparallel slidable pulling bars, and a pair ot pulling arms, means forreciprocating' the pulling bars, means tor revolving the pulling armsduring the reciprocation thereof, and means for reciprocating one of thepulling bars diametrically into and out of the path ot movement ot thesaid revolving pulling arms.

13. ,ln a machine of the character described, the combination of tivoparallel slidable pulling bars, and a pair of pulling arms carried byone of the said pulling bars, means for reciprocating the said pullingbars, means for revolving the said pulling arms during the reciprocationthereof, and means for reciprocating the said remaining pulling bar intoand out of the circle of revolution of the said revolving pulling arms.

ll in a machine of the character described, the combination of a pair ofreciprocating pulling bars, and a pair of reciprocating pulling arms,means for revolving the pulling' arms around one of the pulling bars asan axis, and means for reciprocating the remaining pulling bar towardand from the axial bar.

l5. ln a machine ot the character described, the combination ot a pairof reciprocating pulling' bars and a pair of pulling arms, means forrevolving the pulling' arms around one of the pulling bars as an axis,and means for reciprocating the remaining pulling' bar across the pathot the revolving pulling' arms.

lb. In a machine of the character described, the combination ot' a pairof reciprocating pulling bars and a pair of reciprocating pulling arms,means for revolving the pulling` arms around one of the pulling bars asan axis, and means for reciprocating the remaining pulling bar towardand from the axial bar and across the paths ot the revolving pulling'arms.

1T. In a machine of the character described, the combination ot a pairot reciprocating pulling bars and a pair of reciprocating' pulling arms,means for revolving the pulling' arms around one of the pulling bars asan axis, and means for reciprocating the remaining pulling bar into andout of the circle ot' movement of the revolving pulling arms.

18. ln a machine of the character described, the combination of a pairof reciprocating pulling bars, and a pair ot' recipro eating pullingarms, means for revolving the pulling arms around one of the pullingbars as an axis, and means for reciprocating `he remaining pulling bardiametrically into and out of the circle of movement ot the revolvingpulling' arms.

l). ln a machine ot the character described, the combination of a pairof reciprocating pulling bars, and a pair of reciprocating pulling arms,means for revolving the pulling' arms around one of the pulling bars asan axis, and means for reciprocating the remaining pulling bar .into andbeyond the path ol movement ot the reif'olving pulling arms.

20. ln a machine ot' the charactei de scribed, the combination ot a pairof reciprocating pulling bars, and a pair of reciprocating pulling'arms, means tor revolving the pulling arms around one ot the pullingbars as an axis, and means t'or reciprocating the remaining pulling bardiametrically into and beyond the path oi move-ment of the revolvingpulling arms,

2l. ln a machine ot the character described, the combination of areciprocating sleeve, pulling' arms revoluble about said sleeve as anaxis, a. pulling bar, and means tor reciprocating the pulling barlaterally.

22. In a machine of the character described, t-he combination of areciprocating sleeve, pulling arms revoluble about said sleeve as anaxis, a pulling bar, and means for reciprocating the pulling barlaterally toivard and from the sleeve.

23. In a .machine oi the character described, the combination of areciprocating sleeve, pulling arms revoluble about said sleeve as anaxis, a pullingl bar, and means tor reciprocating the pulling barlaterally into the path of movement of the revolnble pulling arms.

ln a machine of the character described, the combination of areciprocating sleeve, pulling arms re-voluble about said sleeve as anaxis, a pulling bar, and' means for reciprocating the bar laterally7across the path ot movement of the revoluble arms.

ln a machine of the character described, the combination of areciprocating sleeve, pulling arms revoluble about said sleeve as anaxis, al pulling' bar, and means for reciprocating the bar laterallydiametrically into the path ot' movement ot the revoluble arms.

2G. ln a machine ot' the character de scribed, the combination ot areciprocating sleeve, pulling arms revoluble about said sleeve as anaxis, a pulling bar, and means for reciprocating the bar laterallydiametrically across the path of movement of the revoluble arms.

27. In a machine of the character described, the combination of areciprocating sleeve, pulling ams revoluble about said sleeve as anaxis, a pulling bar and means for reciprocating the sleeve and thepulling bar toward and from each other.

9%. In a machine of the character described, the combination of areciprocating` pulling bar, a pair of pulling arms carriec thereby andparallel therewith, and means for reciprocating the pulling armslaterally toward and from the pulling bar and simultaneously revolvingthe arms laterally about a parallel axis.

In a machine of the character described, the combination of a pullingbar, a pair of pulling arms parallel therewith, means for reciprocatingthe pulling arms laterally toward and from the pulling bar andsimultaneously7 revolving the arms laterally about a parallel axis, andmeans for reciprocating' the bar toward and from the axis of the pullingarms.

SO. In a machine of the character described, the combination of apulling bar, a pair of pulling arms parallel therewith, means forreciprocating the pulling arms laterally toward and from the pulling barand simultaneously revolving the arms laterally about a parallel axis,and means for reciprocating the bar toward and from the axis of thepulling arms, the bars and the axis of the arms being always maintainedin parallel positions.

3l. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame,a cross head slidable thereon, a pulling bar carried by the cross head,va pair of pulling arms parallel with the pulling bar and carriedthereby, means for reciprocating the cross head toward and from thepulling arms, and means for revolving the pulling arms laterally aboutan axis parallel with the arms and bar.

In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, twocross heads slidable thereon, a pulling bar on one cross head, an axialbar on the other cross head, a pair of pulling arms carried by the axialbar, means for revolving the arms about the axial bar, and means for reciprocating the cross heads toward and from each other.

In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, twoparallel shafts, a crank pin on each, two cross heads slidable on theframe, a pitman connecting each crank pin with a cross head, a pullingbar on one cross head, an axial bar on the other cross head, a pair ofpulling arms carried by the axial bar, and means for revolving thepulling arms about the axial bar.

34C. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aframe, two parallel shafts, a crank pin on each, two cross headsslidable on the frame, a pitman connecting each crank pin with a crosshead, a pulling bar on one cross head, an axial bar on the other crosshead, a pair of pulling arms carried by the axial bar, means forrevolving the arms about the axial bar, and means for reciprocating thecross heads toward and from each other.

35. In a machine of the character described, the combination witli aframe, a longitudinal shaft, two parallel transverse shafts gearedthereto, a crank pin on each transverse shaft, two cross heads slidableon the frame, a pitman connecting each crank pin with a cross head, apulling bar on one cross head, an axial bar on the other cross head, apair of arms carried thereby, and means for revolving the arms about theaxial bar.

36. In a machine of the character' described, the combination of aframe, a longitudinal shaft, two parallel transverse shafts gearedthereto, a crank pin on each transverse shaft, two cross heads slidableon the frame, a pitman connecting each crank pin with a cross head, apulling bar on one cross head, an axial bar on the other cross head, apair of arms carried by the axial bar, means for revolving the armsabout the axial bar, and means for reciprocating the cross heads towardand from each other.

37. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame,a longitudinal shaft, two parallel transverse shafts geared thereto, acrank pin on each transverse shaft, two cross heads slidable on theframe, a pitman connecting each crank pin with a cross head, a pullingbar on one cross head, an axial bar on the other cross head, a pair ofarms carried by the axial bar, means for revolving the arms about theaxial bar, means for sliding one cross head on the longitudinal shaftand gearing for connecting the axial bar with the longitudinal shaft.

38. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame,a longitudinal shaft, two parallel transverse shafts, differentialgearing connectin" said transverse shafts with the longitudinal shafts,a crank pin on each transverse shaft, two cross heads slidable on theframe, a pitman connecting each crank pin with a cross head, a pullingbar on one cross head, an axial bar on the other cross head, a pair ofarms carried thereby, and means for revolving the said arms about theaxial bar.

39. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame,a longitudinal shaft, two parallel transverse shafts,

differential gearing connecting said transl heads slidable on thefraine, a pitinan connecting each crank pin with a cross head, a pullingbar on one cross head, an axial bai on the other cross head, a pair ofarnis carried by the axial bar, ineans for revolving the arnis about theaxial bar, and ineans for reciprocating the cross heads toward and. fromeach other.

40. ln a machine of the character' described, the combination of aframe, a longitudinal shaft, two parallel transverse shafts,differential gearing connecting said transverse shafts with thelongitudinal shafts, a cran k pin on each transverse shaft, two crossheads slidable on the fraine, a pitinan con* necting each c 1ank pinwith a cross head, a pulling' bar on one cross head, an axial bar on theother cross head, a pair of arnis carried thereby, means for revolvingthe arins about the axial bar, means for sliding one cross head on thelongitudinal shaft, and gearing for connecting the axial bar with thelongitudinal shaft.

41. n a machine of the Character described, the combination with afranie, a longitudinal shaft, two parallel t 'ansverse shafts,differential gearing connecting said transverse shafts with thelongitudinal shafts, a crank pin on each transverse shaft, two Crossheads slidable on the frame, a pulling bar carried by one cross head, an

axial bar carried by the other cross head,

equal speed gearing connecting the axial bar with the longitudinalshaft, a pair of arnis carried by the said axial bar, and ineans for ireciprocating the pulling bar and the axial bar toward and froni eachother.

ln testinioiiw7 whereof l aftix my signature iii presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY S. BREVNGTON, lVitnesses BROWN M. ALLEN, Ji'is'riis Rinirn.

